SMAC No. 1 3A boys seed could cause play-in game

By Alan Ford

Published: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 12:03 PM.

There’s one night of basketball left in the South Mountain Athletic Conference with one major mystery remaining to be solved.

Both the Crest and Kings Mountain boys basketball teams enter their Thursday night contests – Crest hosting rival Shelby and Kings Mountain entertaining East Burke – with the No. 1 3A state playoff spot from the SMAC still up for grabs. Shelby has already claimed the overall league title and 2A top seeding.

Both the Mountaineer and Charger boys teams are tied at 10-5 in conference action. If the two squads remain in a deadlock following their regular-season finales, an extra play-in game to determine the top spot would have to take place at a neutral court, according to NCHSAA rules.

If necessary, Kings Mountain and Crest – since they each haven’t played their full allotment of games allowed this week – would play again Friday at 6 p.m. at Shelby High’s Lloyd Little Gym to settle things.

Varsity doubleheaders begin at both sites at 6 p.m. Thursday with the girls teams in action.

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There’s one night of basketball left in the South Mountain Athletic Conference with one major mystery remaining to be solved.

Both the Crest and Kings Mountain boys basketball teams enter their Thursday night contests – Crest hosting rival Shelby and Kings Mountain entertaining East Burke – with the No. 1 3A state playoff spot from the SMAC still up for grabs. Shelby has already claimed the overall league title and 2A top seeding.

Both the Mountaineer and Charger boys teams are tied at 10-5 in conference action. If the two squads remain in a deadlock following their regular-season finales, an extra play-in game to determine the top spot would have to take place at a neutral court, according to NCHSAA rules.

If necessary, Kings Mountain and Crest – since they each haven’t played their full allotment of games allowed this week – would play again Friday at 6 p.m. at Shelby High’s Lloyd Little Gym to settle things.

Varsity doubleheaders begin at both sites at 6 p.m. Thursday with the girls teams in action.